1933-1937 Theodore K. Blair (Democratic)

Blair was a well-respected politician and intellectual, but his public persona was dry and boring. In an attempt to get around this, he hired a lookalike actor named Peter J. Varney to stand in for him in public speeches. Blair's deception was eventually revealed, to no small embarrassment. Nevertheless, Blair's attempt to alleviate the Depression with his New Deal programme proved both successful and popular. Blair was also able to prevent a fascist coup by the National Revolutionary Army, led by former President Whipple. Blair would face further crises in the form of brief wars with Japan and with the New Aztec Empire of Montezuma III. Blair's presidency would also see the rampage of a giant ape in New York and the invention of the Crookman Process, which turned black men white and virtually eliminated America's African-American population. Oddly enough, this caused a white supremacist backlash, as many feared that this was diluting whiteness. As 1936 approached, Blair's colourless personality left him vulnerable to a populist challenge. Although Governor Willie Stark of Louisiana was assassinated before he could challenge Blair for the Democratic nomination, Blair would ultimately fall to a worse opponent.